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An assault vehicle, comprising, in combination a vehicle body and a boom. The boom comprises a plurality of telescoping tubes being coupled to the vehicle body. The vehicle boom has a passageway there in. At the upwardmost end of the boom is located the fighting pod. The fighting pod has a boom elev

An assault vehicle, comprising, in combination a vehicle body and a boom. The boom comprises a plurality of telescoping tubes being coupled to the vehicle body. The vehicle boom has a passageway there in. At the upwardmost end of the boom is located the fighting pod. The fighting pod has a boom elevator aperture there through to allow passage of a soldier from the vehicle, through the boom, and into the fighting pod. An elevator within the boom moves supplies and troops.

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1. An assault vehicle, comprising, in combination: a vehicle body;a plurality of telescoping tubes comprising a vehicle boom being coupled to the vehicle body, the vehicle boom having a vehicle mounting end and an uppermost extent and the vehicle boom having a passageway there in;a fighting pod havi

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An assault vehicle, comprising, in combination: a vehicle body;a plurality of telescoping tubes comprising a vehicle boom being coupled to the vehicle body, the vehicle boom having a vehicle mounting end and an uppermost extent and the vehicle boom having a passageway there in;a fighting pod having an uppermost extent and a lowermost extent, the pod being coupled the uppermost extent of the vehicle boom with the passageway allowing passage from the vehicle body to the fighting pod, the lowermost extent of the fighting pod having a boom elevator aperture there through;the vehicle body having an outer surface and an inner surface, with a thickness there between and a top surface and a bottom surface with side surfaces coupling the top surface and bottom surface, the inner surface of the vehicle body forming an interior cavity;the plurality of telescoping tubes comprising a first telescoping tube and a second telescoping tube and a third telescoping tube, with the first telescoping tube having a generally square cross sectional configuration, with the first telescoping tube having an exterior surface having a first external dimension and an interior surface with a first interior dimension with a wall thickness there between, the second telescoping tube having a generally square cross sectional configuration, with the second telescoping tube having an exterior surface having a second external dimension and an interior surface with a second interior dimension with a wall thickness there between, the second exterior dimension being less than the first interior dimension so as to allow the second telescoping tube to be slidably located within the interior of the first telescoping tubes, the third telescoping tube having a generally square cross sectional configuration, with the third telescoping tube having an exterior surface having a third external dimension and an interior surface with a third interior dimension with a wall thickness there between, the third exterior dimension being less than the second interior dimension so as to allow the third telescoping tube to be slidably located within the interior of the second telescoping tubes;the vehicle boom comprising:a boom mounting bracket;a hydraulic boom extending system comprising at least one hydraulic cylinder for slidably extending and retracting the boom telescoping tubes;an internal boom elevator coupled to the boom mounting bracket; andthe fighting pod having a lower portion and an upper portion and a ramming portion. 2. The assault vehicle as described in claim 1, with the vehicle further comprising: the vehicle body interior cavity having a driving compartment and an engine compartment and a payload compartment, the payload compartment having an upwardly directed boom aperture therein;the third telescoping tube of the boom having a chase therein for carrying conduit there through;the vehicle boom further comprising:the boom mounting bracket pivotably mounting the boom to the top surface of the vehicle body at an area of attachment;the boom elevator further comprising:the boom elevator being located within the boom and being coupled to the boom mounting bracket, the internal boom elevator comprising:a hydraulic cylinder with a slidably movable ram, the hydraulic cylinder being coupled to the boom mounting bracket, the ram of the hydraulic cylinder having an associated end track coupled thereto;an elevator cage gear rack coupled to the end track of the hydraulic cylinder;an elevator cage being coupled to the elevator cage gear rack so as to allow the cage to ride up and down the end track of the ram; anda ram guiding sleeve having a mounting plate and a guide; anda ram receiving cup having a mounting plate and a cup portion;the fighting pod lower portion having a generally rounded configuration with a lowermost extent with the lowermost extent having a location for the coupling of the pod to the third telescoping tube of the boom. 3. The assault vehicle as described in claim 2, with the vehicle further comprising: the vehicle body having a plurality of associated ground bearing subassemblies, the ground bearing subassemblies having a plurality of associated stabilizing outriggers, each outrigger having a deployed position and a non deployed position, each outrigger having a vehicle attachment end and a surface bearing end;the vehicle boom further comprising:the boom mounting bracket having an upper component and lower component;the internal boom elevator having an uppermost deployment and a lowermost deployment and an area of transition there between;the elevator cage having a plurality of sides with an overlying mesh, with the sides each having a lower extent and an upper extent;the ram guide sleeve having a top extent with a top internal dimension and external dimension, and a bottom extent with a bottom internal dimension and external dimension, the sleeve guide having a generally C-shaped configuration with an outer surface and an inner surface;the ram receiving cup portion having a generally hemispherical configuration with the cup portion having a downwardly convex external surface and a downwardly concave internal surface; andthe fighting pod having a protective skirt associated with the place of joining of the pod to the boom. 4. The assault vehicle as described in claim 3, with the vehicle further comprising: the surface bearing end of the ground bearing assemblies each having a contact wheel associated there with, the deployed position of each of the outriggers comprising the contact wheel of the outrigger bearing end being in contact with a recipient surface, the non deployed position being the outrigger bearing end being free of a recipient surface;the boom mounting bracket upper and lower components being slidable coupled and having an associated hydraulic cylinder, the hydraulic cylinder having a base and a movable ram, the base of the cylinder being coupled to the lower component of the boom mounting bracket and the ram of the hydraulic cylinder being coupled to the upper component of the boom mounting bracket so as to allow the boom mounting bracket to have an upwardly extended deployment configuration, and a retracted non-deployed configuration;the elevator cage sides being coupled so as to form a generally rectangular tubular configuration thereby forming a cage located within the telescoping boom;the elevator cage having a movable floor, the floor having an upper surface and a bottom surface and a thickness there between, the thickness of the floor comprising a side edge;the ram guide sleeve inner surface comprising a general taper along the inner surface length with the taper running from sleeve guide bottom to sleeve guide top, with the bottom internal dimension of the sleeve guide being larger than the top internal dimension of the sleeve guide, the C-shaped configuration of the sleeve guide defining a slot in the sleeve guide running from the bottom extent to the top extent of the sleeve guide, the slot allowing the passage there through of the ram end track; andthe fighting pod lowermost extent comprising a coupling location for coupling the fighting pod to the boom, the lowermost extent also comprising a weapons mounting location and a viewing port, the upper portion comprising a rotatably mounted turret having a mounted weapon, the ramming portion being forward of the lower portion. 5. The assault vehicle as described in claim 4, with the vehicle further comprising: the boom mounting bracket having a protective skirt overlying the area of attachment to the vehicle body top surface around the lower portion of the boom mounting bracketthe elevator cage having one of the sides comprising a door to allow entry and exit from the cage when the cage is in the lowermost deployment position;the elevator cage floor configured to allow the cage floor to ride up and down within the interior of the elevator cage, with the floor gear rack running from the lowermost extent of the cage side to the uppermost extent of the cage side; andthe ramming portion of the fighting pod having a generally tapered forwardmost end with a plurality of ripping teeth thereon. 6. The assault vehicle as described in claim 5, with the vehicle further comprising: the elevator cage floor having an escape panel aperture therein, with the floor escape panel having an upper surface and a bottom surface and a thickness there between, the thickness comprising a side edge, the escape panel having a closed position and an open position, the floor escape panel having an associated hinge coupling the side edge of the floor escape panel with the floor escape aperture, the floor escape panel having a securement catch to maintain the escape panel in a closed position, the escape panel open position allowing for entry and exit to and from the cage through the floor escape aperture when the cage is out of the non deployed position, the floor having a latching ring for the attachment of an emergency descent rope; andthe fighting pod boom elevator aperture having an associated door. 7. An assault vehicle, comprising, in combination: a vehicle body;a telescoping vehicle boom being coupled to the vehicle body by a boom mounting bracket, the vehicle boom having a vehicle mounting end and an uppermost extent and the vehicle boom having a passageway there in;an internal boom elevator having a movable floor, the movable elevator floor being coupled to a rack gear for elevating and lowering the floor of the elevator; andan end unit being coupled to the uppermost extent of the vehicle boom. 8. The assault vehicle as described in claim 7, with the vehicle further comprising: the vehicle having two pairs of boom control hydraulic cylinders operatively coupled to the boom and the boom mounting bracket for moving the boom within a cone shaped area; andthe vehicle boom comprising a hollow tubular structure with an interior and an exterior, the boom also having the internal boom elevator associated therewith, the elevator being housed and contained within the interior of the boom. 9. The assault vehicle as described in claim 8 with the end unit being a fighting pod having a lower portion and an upper portion and a ramming portion. 10. The assault vehicle as described in claim 8, with the vehicle further comprising: the vehicle boom mounting bracket pivotably mounting the boom to the top surface of the vehicle body at an area of attachment, with the boom elevator being coupled to the boom mounting bracket, with the internal boom elevator comprising an elevator cage hydraulic cylinder with a slidably movable ram, the cage hydraulic cylinder being coupled to the boom mounting bracket, the ram of the cage hydraulic cylinder having an associated end track coupled thereto, the elevator further comprising an elevator cage gear rack coupled to the end track of the hydraulic cylinder with an elevator cage being coupled to the elevator cage gear rack so as to allow the cage to ride up and down the end track of the ram, and a ram guiding sleeve having a mounting plate and a guide. 11. The assault vehicle as described in claim 10, with the elevator further comprising a ram receiving cup having a mounting plate and a cup portion, the pod lower portion having generally rounded configuration with a lowermost extent with the lowermost extent having a location for the coupling of the pod to the boom. 12. The assault vehicle as described in claim 8 with the end unit being a blast shield having explosive detection electronics coupled there to. 13. The assault vehicle as described in claim 8, with the vehicle further comprising the vehicle body having a plurality of associated ground bearing subassemblies, the ground bearing subassemblies having a plurality of associated stabilizing outriggers, each outrigger having a deployed position and a non deployed position, each outrigger having a vehicle attachment end and a surface bearing end. 14. The assault vehicle as described in claim 13 with the elevator cage having a plurality of sides with an overlying mesh, with the cage sides each having a lower extent and an upper extent, with the ram guide sleeve having a top extent with a top internal dimension and external dimension, and a bottom extent with a bottom internal dimension and external dimension, the sleeve guide having a generally C shaped configuration with an outer surface and an inner surface; the ram receiving cup portion having a generally hemispherical configuration with the cup portion having a downwardly convex external surface and a downwardly concave internal surface; andthe fighting pod having a protective skirt associated with the place of joining of the pod to the boom. 15. The assault vehicle as described in claim 7, with the elevator floor having a latched passageway there through, the passageway having an associated lock and a hinge and at least one escape rope attachment.